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Obituary for DI TOMMASO


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Saturday July 30, 2005

Ruth Benante Di Tommaso, 86, a resident of Rio Rancho since 1977, passed away on Wednesday, July 27, 2005. Ruth was born January 15, 1918 the daughter of Walter Forest and Cecelia Dulmer Kyse in New Jersey. Ruth was active in bowling and enjoyed square dancing. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Robert Benante in 1985 and her second husband, Anthony Di Tommaso in 1996. Ruth is survived by her son, Richard Benante of Knoxville, TN; daughter, Nicole Benante of Lake Forest, CA; brother, Walter Kyse and wife, Edith of Rio Rancho, NM; sister, Virginia Melanson and husband, Lawrence of Paramus, NJ; and five grandchildren, Sean Blackman, Jaimie Blackman, Kirsten Miller, Michael Novak, and Christopher Benante. The visitation for Ruth will be held on Sunday, July 31, 2005 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. with the Rosary being recited at 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Vista Verde Mortuary, Sara Rd. at Meadowlark Ln., Rio Rancho. The Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated on Monday, August 1, 2005 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 1502 Sara Rd., Rio Rancho. Interment will follow in Vista Verde Memorial Park in the Garden of Meditation. Arrangements by Vista Verde Mortuary Rio Rancho, New Mexico 892-9920


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